Rarely rare on the media level, Laurent Blanc reviewed the big news from the stars of French football.
After leaving Paris Saint-Germain, in 2016, Laurent Blanc never managed to find a sidelines with a large European displacement. His visit to Olympique Lyonnais, between October 2022 and September 2023, had even turned to fiasco.
Since then, the former coach of the French team
exported to Saudi Arabiain Al-Ittihad. Club with which he won the Saudi Pro League this season. Obviously, he continues to follow the news on the old continent, in particular that of his compatriots.
The 1998 world champion believes that Ooumane Dembélé must win
The Ballon d'Or. “He has been doing a great season, he won everything. It brings together all the criteria to be in the race. Afterwards, there are often surprises, where the winner is not the one we expect. Me, sincerely, this award is an individual distinction, and that bothers me a little. I do not know him personally, but I hope that Ooumane will succeed Karim Benzema ”, he said during an interview given to Parisian.
Laurent Blanc wants to see Zidane succeed Deschamps
Laurent Blanc also took the opportunity to judge the Kylian Mbappé season. “She is good, but could have been betterhe believes. Unfortunately for him, he fell at a time when Real was no longer dominant in Europe. For the past five or six years, the club had always responded in C1. There, it was a bit of the end of a cycle. Kroos left in 2024, Modric now. Despite all that, despite the time of adaptation, he marked, and still marked. He also discovered a new position. With his talent, I don't worry. Afterwards, he put the bar so high that everyone expects him to score five goals per game and 100 % for 90 minutes. (…) I repeat: he is a fabulous player, capable of scoring at any time. He may have to gain a little in regularity. It is on this point that he must work. »»
Finally, concerning the succession of Didier Deschamps as coach of the Blues, the former central defenseman votes Zinédine Zidane. “It would be good. Very good, even. I hope this will be the case. But whether it is me, Didier or Zizou, there is a fundamental thing that we must understand. And God knows that coaches understand it, some more than others: we depend on the players ”concludes the 59 -year -old technician today.
